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A free “Doing your own divorce and/or custody in Colorado” seminar will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The seminar will be…
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Education
Education Briefs
Durango School District 9-R is seeking feedback about options for the 2015-16 academic calendar. While the district can’t accommodate every request, it will listen to comments and take them into…
Food
On the side
If you’d like to learn how to make your own smoothies, health coach Tiffany Godwin will teach you how, at 6 p.m. Jan. 13, in Natural Grocers’ demonstration kitchen. With…
Nation & World
World Briefs
BERLIN – The square around the Cologne Cathedral was plunged into darkness Monday evening after the historical landmark in western Germany shut down its lights in a silent protest of…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
MIAMI – Lesbian and gay couples were wed in Miami on Monday by the same judge who approved their marriage licenses, hours before Florida’s coming-out party as the nation’s 36th…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
Joy Kilpatrick and Rachel Turiel are teaming up to lead a yoga and writing retreat for the new year. The retreat, which will take place from Jan. 23-25 at Inhabit…
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Kim Jirasart, Rotary exchange student from Thailand, will speak about his country to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Jirasart…
Regional News
Regional Briefs
CAÑON CITY – Opponents say they may appeal after a federal judge refused to stop a plan by the artist Christo to hang nearly six miles of silvery fabric in…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
EDDYVILLE, Ky. – Sailor Guztler – the 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash, walked a mile through the cold, dark woods to safety and then helped authorities locate the…
Health
Health Briefs
Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer free education to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in Suite 140 of the medical office building at Mercy. People diagnosed…
Nation & World
World Briefs
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistani airstrikes killed 31 jihadists, and a suspected U.S. drone strike killed another seven, officials said Sunday, as local troops pressed an ongoing offensive in the country’s…
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The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Art historian and columnist Judith Reynolds will present…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
BOSTON – Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was…
Religion
Religion Briefs
The Rev. Katie Kandarian-Morris will present “Letting Go of Certainty” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. For more information, visit www.durangouu.org.…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators are expected to vote next month on rules to govern how Internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast deal with the flow of content on…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
FERNDALE, Calif. – The U.S. Geological Survey has downgraded an earthquake off the coast of Northern California to a magnitude-5.1 shaker. The USGS says the quake was centered in the…
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The Pine River Library is sponsoring monthly “Pine River Creates” days at the Pine River Senior Center. Led by card-maker and crafter Brenda Marshall, the monthly event is free and…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
WASHINGTON – Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they were seeking answers from the Obama administration about federal law enforcement’s use of surveillance technology that sweeps up basic…
Good Earth
Earth Brief
The Veterans Homestead Project will bring a 13-day training series to the farming and ranching community in support of large-scale restoration of Fort Lewis Mesa’s grasslands through holistic land-management practices.…
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The Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado State Patrol and law-enforcement agencies throughout Colorado will have the final DUI enforcement period of 2014 and first of 2015, as part of…
Business
Business Briefs
The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Tuesday Talk at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. This is a casual networking event and will feature a…
Food
On the side
You know what you like in a wine, but sometimes you want to try something new. Some folks believe that’s the time to check out wine rankings from magazines and…
Local News
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The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. One of the members has been researching nonsurgical…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama’s health-care law shows that more than 4 million people registered for the first time or re-enrolled in…
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“Don’t Spill the Beans” New Year’s Eve Party will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Marvel Grange, 217 County Road 133A. This is a family event – no…
Nation & World
World Briefs
MONROVIA, Liberia – Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health officials warned Monday, marking a setback amid recent improvements. The…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
LOS ANGELES – An autopsy report released Monday on a 25-year-old black man killed in a confrontation with Los Angeles police appears to affirm initial statements by officers about the…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
ATHENS, Greece – Hundreds of passengers and crew endured a second night of smoke, frigid temperatures and gale-force winds as they waited to be evacuated from a burning ferry adrift…
Health
Health Brief
The Citizens Health Advisory Council has published on its website a report about the Health Information Technology Summit held earlier this year. Speakers included a health-care policy expert, an authority…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
McALESTER, Okla. – Oklahoma’s last execution went so badly that the state tried to cancel it before it was over. With the inmate writhing while the lethal drugs seeped into…